Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,705
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$23,155
24.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,513
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$92,860
Kept after tax
$69,705
Worth in national money
$70,513
State rank
35
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Illinois is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $92,860, ranking 35 of 50 states — about 13.47% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Illinois this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 103 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $92,860 the take-home is $69,705, which is worth about $70,513 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $113,930, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Illinois ranks 35 of 50 for health specialties teachers, postsecondary, with a median of $92,860 — about 13.47% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Illinois publishes a median for, health specialties teachers, postsecondary sits 103 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Illinois's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for health specialties teachers, postsecondary on its $92,860 median: $69,705 retained after tax becomes $70,513 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $113,930 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $49,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $214,090 |
| This salary | $92,860 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Illinois | $69,705 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,157 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,800 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $86,532 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,012 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Illinois earn under $92,860 and half over. The published range runs $49,410 at the tenth percentile to $214,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $69,705, from $92,860, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 103 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,513, the adjusted value of that $92,860 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 103 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $49,410 to $214,090; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $69,705 from $92,860. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 103 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $70,513 — the adjusted value of that $92,860 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 103 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $113,930, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $49,410 and the top tenth $214,090 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $70,513 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Illinois adds its own income tax on top — which is why $69,705 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Illinois is $113,930. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($49,410) and the ninetieth ($214,090) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $70,513 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $69,705 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.